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Louis Paul Boon

Belgian writer (1912-1979) · Belgium · On the map · Writers · Died at 67

Lodewijk Paul Aalbrecht Boon was a Belgian writer of novels, poetry, pornography, columns and art criticism in Flemish. He was also a painter. He is best known for the novels My Little War (1947), the diptych Chapel Road (1953) / Summer in Termuren (1956), Menuet (1955) and Pieter Daens (1971).

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1979Died10 May 19791972Multatuli AwardAward1966Constantijn Huygens PrizeAward1957Henriëtte Roland Holst AwardAward1912Born15 March 1912

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Multatuli Award1972
Constantijn Huygens Prize1966
Henriëtte Roland Holst Award1957
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Country
Belgium
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1979 · aged 67

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Betsy BlairAlso in De Bom (of het wanhoopskomitee) (1969)Fons RademakersAlso in Gejaagd door de winst (of het A.B.C. van de moderne samenleving) (1977)Frank AendenboomAlso in Gejaagd door de winst (of het A.B.C. van de moderne samenleving) (1977)Charles JanssensAlso in Gejaagd door de winst (of het A.B.C. van de moderne samenleving) (1977)Hella HaasseBoth received Dirk Martensprijs